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The Atlanta Braves promoted their second base prospect from Triple-A Gwinnett to the major league club on Wednesday afternoon in an effort to shore up a position of need for the team this season. La Stella is expected to join the club in Boston. A corresponding move was not announced.

Purchased the contract of Shae Simmons from Mississippi. Optioned Ian Thomas to Gwinnett.

I have read some reports about Simmons that describe him as a poor man's Craig Kimbrel. They seemed to imply that he could develop into a good closer, should Kimbrel become too expensive or get traded.

Amazing. At 26 yo, Craig Kimbrel is the new Career Saves Leader for the Braves.

Extremely impressive at such a young age. However, don't forget that we haven't had a long-term & consistent closer in a very long time. Guy has a chance to be the next Hoffman/Rivera/Wagner if he stays consistent in future seasons... and we field teams that can put him in opportunities to save games.